quote:All in all, good performance. We deserved the 3 points. Wilshere looked superb. Still need to figure out some finishing.

Yes, Wilshere was the key. He was linking play wonderfully. He turned Mulumbu a couple of times, and got goalside of him quite easily.

This team will get better as the season goes on. The more time this team plays together, the more they will gel. It was only now we saw combination play on the level that we saw in years past. There was one combo between Wilshere, Cazorla, and Arteta that was boner-worthy, which led to a goal-scoring chance.

We were very wasteful when the ball was in the goal mouth, and I swear Gervinho has to be the most frustrating player in history. I noticed a directness in our play that has been lack for a while, and we moved the ball quite well, which we needed to do.

Zonal Marking wrote something in Four Four Two magazine about the evolution of our midfield in the Emirates Era. The gist of it was how we were supposed to have this young core that would grow together since we wouldn't have the money to spend. Instead of growing together though, injuries and sales kept our midfield in constant flux year to year. Anyways, in the last paragraph he wrote about our current trio which on paper looks to be fantastic and seemed to suggest a lack of chemistry was the biggest reason for our struggles. Seems like we took a step forward in that regard today. Mainly because Wilshere frequently showed 2010/11 burst which he had rarely shown so far this season. Hopefully they'll continue to improve.